Arab Bank settlement over attacks may hit snag in U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A settlement between Arab Bank Plc and Americans who accused it of facilitating militant attacks in Israel is in jeopardy after U.S. judges said they may not have jurisdiction over an appeal that would determine how much the bank s…
Groups seek removal of Kentucky judge over views on gay adoption
(Reuters) – Civil liberties groups on Tuesday called for the removal of a Kentucky judge who gained national attention last month for announcing that he would refuse to hear cases involving lesbian, gay or bisexual adults hoping to adopt children.
Miss Universe producer sues Czech maker of winners’ crowns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The producer of the Miss Universe pageant on Tuesday sued the Czech company hired to make the winners’ iconic crowns, saying it kept touting its association with the pageant even after it breached its 10-year sponsorship agreement….
Cosby says he will not testify at his sexual assault trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby does not plan to testify in his defense at his sexual assault trial in June, he said on Tuesday in his first extended public comments in two years.
Oregon man charged with decapitating mom on Mother’s Day
(Reuters) – A blood-covered man carrying the severed head of his mother and a knife, walked into an Oregon grocery store on Mother’s Day and stabbed a clerk before being subdued, local law enforcement officials said.
Manning leaves prison to a U.S. more accepting of transgender identity
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army soldier responsible for a massive leak of classified material, will walk out of prison on Wednesday after seven years to find a country that has grown more accepting of her transgender identity but le…
Ex-coal CEO fresh from prison urges Trump to probe 2010 blast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former coal executive who last week finished a yearlong prison sentence for conspiring to violate safety standards at a mine where a deadly blast occurred, has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “get to the truth” about the i…
Two adults, two boys missing after plane vanishes off Bahamas
(Reuters) – A small airplane with four people aboard has vanished en route to Florida from Puerto Rico and a search is underway near the Bahamas, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez’s fiancee says she does not know what motivated suicide
BOSTON (Reuters) – Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee does not know what motivated the suicide of the former New England Patriots player last month but did not rule out that he might have done so to improve his family’s financial situation, she said in a televi…
Oregon county to vote on blocking natural gas terminal
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A coastal Oregon county will vote Tuesday on a ballot measure to block a proposed natural gas terminal, the latest in a series of efforts to thwart energy projects across the Pacific Northwest.
